1.
USB Integration and MP3 Playback
The CDJ-400s cosmetic design is simple and
compact yet elegant with all of its various
controls and features located directly on top of
the unit. A USB port found on the face of the
player allows DJs to play their MP3 music
collection from a wide variety of portable music
devices such as thumb drives, MP3 players or
external hard drives.

With the use of a multi-function selector
knob/button and its large, bright, dot-matrix
LCD display, locating and accessing of files
from these types of music devices as well as MP3
music files on CD and CD-R/RW through the CD
slot are done with a turn and press of the knob.
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2. MIDI control via USB
As you'd expect, the CDJ-400 can control DJ and
music application software. This is achieved by
simply selecting the PC Source Select button, so
that virtually all of the deck's buttons and
slider can send MIDI control data via the PC USB
connection.

So when MIDI is the message, the CDJ-400
definitely delivers. For example, a DJ can
connect the CDJ-400 to a PC or MAC and play and
manipulate files from their favourite DJ
application software - such as Pioneer DJS or
Serato Scratch - and this doesnt even require a
time-code disc to be used in the deck.
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3. New illuminated Jog Wheel
With a design inspired by the club standard
CDJ-1000 Jog Wheel comes the CDJ-400s 115mm
illuminated platter. You can choose from six
different patterns of Jog Wheel illumination and
even personalise your own CDJ slip mats or jog
sheets.
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4. Worlds First Scratch Jog Effect
A highlight and an advancement of the CDJ-400 is
its scratching capability. In addition to
traditional vinyl mode scratching, Pioneer
implemented the worlds First Scratch Jog Effect.
Three highlighted buttons, each assigned to a
special effect, Bubble, Trans and Wah, creates
unique scratching sound effects that can be
enabled by the DJ on the fly. A hold button was
also added to retain the different effects
throughout the session or until its release,
which can also be triggered at any point of
play.
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5. New Beat Loop Divide Making the magic of live mash-up even
more manageable, the new Beat Loop Divide
facility rhythmically dices loops to fashion
beats with drama, intrigue or whatever your
desired effect. It is easily adjustable during
loop playback, thereby creating loops with
mind-melting, dance floor-destroying twists.
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6. Hot Loop and Beat Loop Besides the Beat Loop Divide, the
CDJ-400 lets you create flawless four-beat Beat
Loops and Hot Loops. For the latter hit the Hot
Loop (In/Out point) buttons during a loop to
retrigger the loop. Up to 10 Cue/Loop points per
disc, for up to 920 discs, can be stored in
memory and transferred by usb key between
CDJ-400s.
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7. Other key featuresDigital Loop functions: A
variety of loops can be created for additional
audio effects Beat Loop: Automatically creates four
beat loop based on the beats per minute (BPM) of
music currently being played Loop Divide: Rhythmically divides the
loop in halves to create different patterns Hot Loop: Restarts the loop seamlessly
from its entry without interruption of the music

Digital Jog Break: In CD mode
the CDJ-400 contains three effects, Jet, Roll
and Wah, which further enhances the audio by
simply rotating the jog dial. The same buttons
for the Scratch Jog Effect are assigned to the
Digital Jog Break which are accessible at any
point of play .